Selections set for College Fall Nationals
Published on October 15th, 2024
The 2024-25 College sailing season has confirmed the selections for the Fall National Championships. Eighteen sailors will compete in the Open and Women’s Singlehanded National Championships on November 9-10 in St. Petersburg, FL. Ten teams will compete in the College Sailing Open Match Race National Championship on November 15-17 in Oyster Bay, NY.
Women’s Singlehanded Field
Conference Champions Receiving Automatic Qualification:
• Ava Anderson ’27, Tulane University – SEISA
• Katharine Doble ’26, Brown University – NEISA
• Gilda Dondona ’28, Cornell University – MAISA
• Isabella Mendoza Cabezas ’28, College of Charleston – SAISA
• Martha Schuessler ’27, University of Hawaii – PCCSC
• Katherine Simcoe ’26, University of Michigan – MCSA
At Large Selections:
• Emily Allen ‘25, Jacksonville University
• Okyanus Arıkan ‘26, University of Rhode Island
• Pilar Cundey ‘27, Cornell University
• Kate Danielson ‘28, Harvard University
• Agija Elerte ‘26, Jacksonville University
• Audrey Foley ‘28, Yale University
• Piper Holthus ‘25, Georgetown University
• Sophia Montgomery ‘25, Harvard University
• Sidney Moyer ‘27, Brown University
• Eden Nykamp ‘25, University of South Florida
• Rebecca Schill ‘27, Bowdoin College
• Sarah Young ‘25, Dartmouth College
Details: https://singlehanded.collegesailing.org/events/2024-womens-singlehanded
Open Singlehanded Field
Conference Champions Receiving Automatic Qualification:
• Peter Barnard ’27, Georgetown University – MAISA
• Matheo Graham-Capasso ’26, Tulane University – SEISA
• Robby Meek ’27, Harvard University – NEISA
• Chapman Petersen ’26, Stanford University – PCCSC
• Will Rucker ’28, College of Charleston – SAISA
• Max Zhalilo ’26, University of Chicago – MCSA
At Large Selections:
• Charlie Anderson ‘25, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
• Guthrie Braun ‘26, Brown University
• Julian Dahiya ‘28, Brown University
• Benjamin Dufour ‘26, College of Charleston
• Daniel Escudero ‘25, Webb Institute
• Nicholas Mueller ‘27, California Maritime Academy
• Eliott Raison ‘26, College of Charleston
• Mathias Reimer ‘27, Yale University
• Nicholas Reeser ‘25, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
• Benjamin Smith ‘26, Georgetown University
• Morgan Smith ‘27, Jacksonville University
• Michelangelo Vecchio ‘27, Bowdoin College
Details: https://singlehanded.collegesailing.org/events/2024-open-singlehanded
Match Race Field
Conference Champions Receiving Automatic Qualification:
• Justin Callahan ’26, Harvard University – NEISA
• Kelly Holthus ’27, Tulane University – SEISA
• Chapman Petersen ’26, Stanford University – PCCSC
• Nathan Smith ’26, U.S. Naval Academy – MAISA
• Axel Stordahl ’24, College of Charleston – SAISA
• Max Zhalilo ’26, University of Chicago – MCSA
At Large Selections:
• Guthrie Braun ‘26 Brown University
• Jack Egan ‘25 Yale University
• Michael Kirkman ‘25 Boston College
• Colman Schofield ‘25 U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Details: https://matchrace.collegesailing.org/events/2024-match-race
The National Championship Selection Committees are charged with selecting the most competitive field of At-Large Candidates for the National Championships. To be eligible, candidates must have competed in a corresponding Conference Championship in any ICSA conference. Selectors must honor the finishing order at any respective conference championship; to select the fourth-place sailor in a conference, they must also select the second and third place candidates.
Criteria for selection at the Open Singlehanded and Women’s Singlehanded include performances at ICSA Single and Doublehanded regattas throughout each candidate’s ICSA career. Non-ICSA events may not be considered, and geographic distribution is also not to be considered.
This method is the same for the Match Race selection process, where performances in Match Race and Doublehanded ICSA regattas throughout each candidate’s career are considered. Non-ICSA regattas are again not considered for selection. As in every year, the field of candidates was extraordinarily deep, and the committee worked diligently to determine the most competitive field of at-large candidates.
Women’s Singlehanded Selection Committee:
• Derek Deskey
• Kelsey Wheeler
• Miranda Bakos
• John Pearce
• Gwynie Dunlevy
Open Singlehanded and Match Racing Selection Committee:
• Molly O’Bryan Vandemoer
• Thomas Barrows
• Nic Baird
• Clay Johnson
• Rose Edwards
2024-25 Season
Fall National Championships:
November 9-10: Women’s and Open Singlehanded Nationals – St Petersburg, FL
November 15-17: Match Race Nationals – Oyster Bay, NY
Spring National Championships:
Open Team Race Nationals
Women’s Team Race Nationals
Women’s Dinghy Nationals
Open Dinghy Nationals
Source: ICSA